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Having been through something similar in the past, I can (quite literally!) feel your pain Vossie. I too wish you a speedy recovery. One TV series that we did enjoy was the Day of the Jackal (we watched it on Peacock). If you haven't seen it and can get Peacock I can highly recommend it.
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This is starting to look pretty good. So much detail ..........
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That is quite ironic. I am researching the history of the Baltimore Clippers right now. Although a little earlier than the 19th century, they still spent some time up in this area (I live on the edge of the Chesapeake Bay). Whatever you do, I look forward to being able to follow.
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Today I tackled the mast. I went ahead and fitted a brass washer at the mast base. I had seen this done on an Endeavour build on the Ships of Scale forum and quite liked the look (although that builder had painted his black to match the boat's theme). As anyone who has done this build knows, there are A LOT of the small eyelets to be attached to the mast, 26 alone running down the stern facing side for the sail. It was certainly interesting drilling all the holes and cutting the eyelets down to size. The plans recommend cutting them down to 7mm in length but I found this to be too long. I adjusted mine to 5mm and they fit just fine. The only ones I had to make a little shorter were the few at the top of the mast. The taper up there required shorter eyelets so that they didn't protrude out the back. Once everything was assembled, I did a dry fit. This is one tall mast! The mast was then primed, left to dry and another fit was done. This really gave me a good idea of how the final colors will work together. I will be applying two more coats and a clear coat before all is done. I do have one small spar still to add at the top, I wanted to wait until everything else had had its first coat and dried because it sticks out at the rear of the mast. It will soon be time for the rigging Before that happens though I must finish the deck completely. I have a bunch of cleats to add and a few blocks still to make.
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Well worth the effort I would say. Nicely done!
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I can only agree, this looks fantastic. You did a fine job with that ink wash, it really made it pop.
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Bit of an understatement there, Peter, if I may say so. You should be proud, she is looking extremely good, sir. Congrats on a job well done. Do you have anything particular in mind for your next project?
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Nice work, Phil. They look really nice, you should be proud of what you achieved here sir.
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Welcome to MSW, sir. One can see pretty much instantly that this is not your first "rodeo", even if this is on a much smaller scale that what you did before. As someone already mentioned, you are going to do just fine here.
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When I have a particularly good day in my shipyard I say to myself, "I think I could really tackle a scratch build now". Then I scroll through builds of this quality and workmanship and say, "yeh, right......". I am a looong way from something like this, but, one can always dream, right?
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Impressive, truly. A very clean, precise build, Peter.
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I applaud you, this is an onerous task indeed and you are making a very good job of it.
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Your sanding has really smoothed out the planking there, Glenn. It looks really good.
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You are a man of many talents, Phil.
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I didn't get into the shipyard until after 3 PM today. Nevertheless, I did manage to get a few things done on the deck. The bow has its cleats and now the trim can be added and the edges finally get their coats of wipe-on poly. I also started adding the blocks at the mast and finished the railings at the bow end of the boat.
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I could not agree more. Getting a feel for the ship/boat or whatever it is puts me in a whole different mindset when it comes to tackling the model. It's kind of personal if that makes sense. -
That is definitely something I would not mind having on my shelves sir. Very nicely done!
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Moving along nicely, Glenn.
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I decided to take a break from the deck for a while and start stropping some of the 40 odd blocks that are required for the rigging etc. These things are 4mm in length and VERY interesting to handle! I followed Keith Black's method of stropping that he adopted in his 2021 build of the USS Tennessee. It worked well once I had the system under control. Having never done this before, it took me a few tries to get the feel of it. Now I am getting along rather well but, despite my well lit magnifying glass, I can only do a dozen or so before I have to rest the old peepers. The wire I am using is 34 gauge so I have to be careful not to over tighten it.
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You have the patience of a saint, Phil, I will give you that
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That is why, when doing relief carving like that, you actually have to go in both directions so that you don't rip out the grain. Sharp tools are a must and you achieved that crisp edge because of that. Nice work.
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We are up on deck now. The kit provides a nice template for drilling the numerous holes in the decking that accommodate the deck railing supports, the winches (the "upgraded"ones I am fabricating are still in production), the boom tackle slider (literal translation from the Italian instruction ) and so on. I rigged up an assembly line in order to put the handrail stanchions together. The cotter pins had to be glued and inserted into the supports. The plywood was drilled with 1.5mm holes to stabilize the supports so that I didn't have to hold them while I glued the two parts together: Once they were all dry I dropped them into the holes I had drilled in the deck: The brass railing was then cut to size, filed flat at the end so that I didn't have a pinched look where it was cut and then fed through the stanchions: This process will now be repeated at the bow.
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What a beautiful display, with some very fine looking models!
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SaltyScot replied to palmerit's topic in Wood ship model kits
This is so true! For my second build I chose the Lynx, a Baltimore Clipper Schooner (per the title) from Manuta (see image below). It will give me a little more of a rigging challenge and there are cannons to deal with on this one too. We will see. I have the Endurance from OcCre coming and an old friend told me yesterday he has an unfinished Corel model of HMS Victory he wants to part with. I am still trying to decide what to do with that decision.....
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